When did SQL Server start and how long is the downtime window?
This is an old topic, and there have been quite a few blogs (and following comments) that illustrate how to...
2010-05-27
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This is an old topic, and there have been quite a few blogs (and following comments) that illustrate how to...
2010-05-27
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To start, first download and install the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2. Click here to download. After it is...
2010-05-26
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Well-known SQL Server MVP and author Kalen Delaney (blog) will be speaking about SQL Server Plan Cache and Recompilation on...
2010-05-26
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One of my goals this year was to spend some time learning Reporting Services. Not necessarily do the 10,000 hours...
2010-05-26
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Last week I wrote an editorial for SQLServerCentral titled Does The Job Matter To You?, asking how much the type...
2010-05-25
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I saw someone post a question recently about tracking down who deleted a stored procedure. I suggested the default trace,...
2010-05-25
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At long last I am bringing the next installment in this mini-series. You can find the rest of the articles...
2010-05-25
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First of all, I want to congratulate all the volunteers that made this happen. It was a very well organized...
2010-05-25
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So for those of you who attended SQL Saturday Dallas this past weekend, here’s my Top Ten(ish) list from the...
2010-05-25
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PowerShell is probably banned in MLB as a performance enhancing substance. You won’t find red-blooded American baseball player admitting to...
2010-05-25
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By Steve Jones
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By Chris Yates
The New Arena of Leadership The role of the Chief Data Officer is no...
Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Lessons from the Postmark-MCP Backdoor
Just saw the "Azure Extension for SQL Server" Does anyone has experience with it?...
I've noticed several instances of what looks like a recursive insert with the format:...
I have a table with this data:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 2 2 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 3 3 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 4 4 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 5 5 2025-01-01 2025-01-06I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( TravelLogID, CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17') SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFFI now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog) GO INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17') GOWhat is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025? See possible answers